Zack calls this photo “Dragon’s Breath.” He wrote:
The glow coming from behind the steam is the moon setting on the horizon. In September there were a total of 130 earthquakes over the course of one week, ranging from magnitude 0.6 to 3.6. Many of these occurred here in the Lower Geyser Basin.
It’s hard to imagine that underneath Yellowstone sits North America’s largest supervolcano. According to scientists it is not a matter of “if” but “when” the next eruption will occur.
Someday the Yellowstone supervolcano will roar back to life, changing life as we know it and rendering much of the United States uninhabitable. It could even affect temperatures globally. Let us hope this doesn’t happen any time soon, but if it does, at least I’ve got a front row seat
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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